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Vick Signing is About Winning: Drop the Sanctimony about Second Chances

Dan Brown | Posted 09.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Philadelphia, Peta, Humane Society, Michael Vick Dogfighting, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles, Dogfighting, Media News

In what other profession besides pro sports would a person convicted of running a massive dogfighting ring be welcomed back to their old employer almost immediately upon release from prison?

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Michael Vick's "Second Chance" is a Garbage Redemption Story: Feast Away, Media!

Dan Brown | Posted 09.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Philadelphia, Ed Rendell, Second Chance, Pennsylvania, Atlanta Falcons, Michael Vick, Dogfighting, Donovan McNabb, Peta, Philadelphia Eagles, Michael Vick Dogfighting, Andy Reid, Michael Nutter, Joe Banner, Sports, Media News

My initial reaction to the Michael Vick signing is disgust. Sure he can run a "wildcat" formation, but does that justify inviting the protests and ill will that will follow the Eagles everywhere, including at home?

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McGillin's Olde Ale House To Celebrate 150 Years Of Business

AP | KATHY MATHESON | Posted 09.03.2009 | Style

Read More: McGillin's Olde Ale House, Philadelphia, 150 Years, Style News

PHILADELPHIA — If he were alive today, William "Pa" McGillin probably wouldn't recognize the nachos and watermelon martinis being served at his ...

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Black Children and Adults Face Family Barriers

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marriage, Black Families, Children, Demography, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Deportation, New York, Prison Population, Black-Children-and-Learning, Life Chances, Black Fathers, Life Challenges, Politics News

A measure of the society's meritocracy is the extent to which advantage and disadvantage are passed from parents to children.

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Right Wingers Wreak Havoc on Philadelphia Town Meeting

Denise Dennis | Posted 09.03.2009 | Eyes & Ears

Read More: Arlen Specter, Philidelphia Kathaline Seblius, Sebelius Health and Human Services, Arlen Specter Healthcare, Protesters at Constitution Center Specter, Kathleen Sebelius, Health Care Reform, Universal Health Care, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Town Meeting on Health Care Bill, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Senator Arlen Specter, Health Care Town Meetings, Specter Sebelius, Eyes & Ears News

The fury and rancor in the faces of the right wingers at the town meeting made it clear that this was not about health care only. It is about fear and raw anger, already inside them, now directed toward the health care debate.

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Black Workers In Philly Say Drinking Fountains, Bathrooms Segregated At City Facility

Philly.com | GLORIA CAMPISI | Posted 08.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Philly, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Discrimination, Home News

It may be the ultimate indignity. Lawrence "Lonnie" Powell, 58, a semiskilled laborer at the city's Northwest Transfer Station, in Roxborough, said t...

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Real Progress, 30 Years in the Making

Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Healthy Food, Michael Nutter, Produce, Adolfo Carrion, Tom Vilsack, Supermarkets, Obama, Philadelphia, Policylink, Urban Affairs, Politics News

For the first time, I can see that the fight for equitable food access is winnable.

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Philly Debuts "Big Belly" Solar-Powered Trash Compactors

AP | PATRICK WALTERS | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Big Belly Solar Powered Trash Compactors, Philadelphia, Solar Power Trash Compactors, Green Energy, Alternative Energy, Solar Power, Sustainability, Green Technology, Green News

PHILADELPHIA — Is it any surprise that a city known for its love of cheesesteaks, soft pretzels and cannolis would embrace a solar-powered trash...

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Tyler Perry: Speaks Out on King of Pop's Death

Essence | Essence | Posted 08.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Philadelphia, Home News

After the death of [href="http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/news/articles/campers_sent_packing_kids_denied_because_of_race"] in Philadelphia. ...

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Philadelphia Stops Paying Vendors, Citing Cash Crisis

Wall Street Journal | PETER LOFTUS | Posted 08.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Vendors, Philadelphia Economy, Philadelphia Cash, Business News

The government of the nation's sixth most-populous city has stopped paying its vendors and suppliers, citing a cash crisis....

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Porn actor gets 3-8 years in Pa. rooftop break-ins

AP | Posted 08.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Philadelphia, Pennsauken-New Jersey, Clementon-New Jersey, Camden-New Jersey, Home News

A porn star who was accused of using a handsaw and an ax to break into stores through their rooftops while his twin brother and occasional co-star acted as a lookout is going to prison for at least three years.

Taleon Goffney, who appeared with his brother in such gay skin flicks as "Marc and the Twins," was arrested last year after police said they saw the twins breaking into a beauty shop.

He pleaded guilty to two counts each of burglary and criminal conspiracy and was sentenced to three to eight years. Charges including criminal trespass, receiving stolen property and possession of an instrument of crime were dropped in exchange for his pleas.

Goffney, 27, could have faced up to 40 years in prison if convicted after trial.

"Thank you for your lenience in accepting my plea," Goffney, of Pennsauken, N.J., told a judge in court Wednesday. "These crimes won't be happening again."

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Putting Carter to Rest

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Philadelphia, Office of Urban Affairs, Economist, Great Chicago Fire, Urban Policy, Fred Siegel, Jimmy Carter, Cities, Denver, Barack Obama, Manhattan Institute, Politics News

President Obama seems committed to shifting federal urban policymaking from a reactive, "Marshall Plan"-type strategy to a proactive, cooperative approach.

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Same Old Philly ...

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Racism, The-Valley-Club, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer, Black, Race, Swimming, Swimming-Pool, Politics News

The Valley Club swimming incident reminds us of the Philly we grew up with and still know; that plain-spoken, steely segregated union town where the racial and economic demographics are very clear cut.

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Campers Sent Packing: Kids Denied Because of Race

Essence | Essence | Posted 08.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Philadelphia, Home News

The kids at the Creative Steps Day Camp in Philadelphia were looking forward to a day of swimming at the Valley Swim Club, but when they arrived at th...

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This Week in Blackness: Black Kids Shouldn't Be at Your Pool

Elon James White | Posted 08.08.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Twib, Valley Swim Club, Philadelphia, John Duesler, Elon James White, The Truth, Satire, Comedy News

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Private Pool Club Kicks Out Minority Kids Who Might "Change The Complexion" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Camper Discrimination, Philadelphia, Creative Steps Day Camp, Campers, Home News

A potentially upsetting story coming out of Philadelphia: a group of 60 young campers, many of them minorities, were told to leave a private swimming ...

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Philadelphia's Foreclosure Prevention Program Is Mandatory For Banks -- Unlike Obama's Making Home Affordable

Huffington Post | Margo Irvin | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Arlen Specter, Making Home Affordable, Home Foreclosures, Foreclosure, Philadelphia, Dispatches From the Displaced, Ee, Business News

Reuters reports today that the Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Pilot Program in Philadelphia has saved almost 60 percent of participants from foreclosu...

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If 98% of "Green" Products Greenwash - Which are the 2% that Don't?

Levi Novey | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Philadelphia, Consumer Confidence, Research, Shopping, Greenwashing, Green Business, Green Living, Terrachoice, Green News

We shouldn't generalize from a study that had found that 98% of "green" products on the shelves of American supermarkets made false claims.

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Mall Brands: Spencer's Gifts

Minyanville | Minyanville | Posted 07.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Philadelphia, Home News

In the last few years some of Spencer's more lascivious and suggestive products have earned the ire of jittery parents and family groups. In 2006 the...

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Stopping the 13 Second Clock: ACORN and Leading Mayors Join Together in Fighting Foreclosures

Bertha Lewis | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

With millions more foreclosures staring us in the face, we have to act now to create sensible local solutions that will improve our communities, safeguard families, stabilize tax bases, and revive the economy.

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Men II Boys: A Documentary For Young Men of Color

Timothy Cooper | Posted 07.13.2009 | Media

Men II Boys is a new film that featuring interviews from BET journalist Jeff Johnson, Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Baltimore Ravens Tight End, Daniel Wilcox.

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Car Hits Crowd In Philly, Killing 3 Children: Police

AP | KATHY MATHESON | Posted 07.11.2009 | Home

Read More: Philadelphia, Philadelphia Car Crash, Home News

PHILADELPHIA — A car fleeing a robbery scene and being chased by police Wednesday night jumped a curb and crashed into a crowd, killing three yo...

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"Big Gay Musical" and "Hollywood" Sandwich Philly QFest

indieWIRE | indieWIRE | Posted 07.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Philadelphia, Home News

The Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, now known as QFest, has announced its opening and closing night films, set fo...

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Philly's Rx For Foreclosure Epidemic

Saul Segan | Posted 07.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Housing, Philadelphia, Saving Homes, Real Estate, Foreclosure, Houses, Living, Foreclosure News, Business News

Philadelphia, often noted for innovative and effective legal solutions and procedures, has done it again.

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Green News Report - June 4, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Carbon Capture and Storage, Green News, Congressional Democrats, Philadelphia, Green News Report, Coal, Green News

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Obama moves mountains -- unfortunately; Coal state Democrats heart coal; Chemical industry hearts BPA; PLUS: Big Bellies now...

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